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251-300 Thousand Gifts

251. Hot water on tap
252. Finding A SHMILY from my husband
253. Sunsets
254. Sunsets over Lake Michigan
255. Sunrises over Lake Huron
256. Staying the night on Mackinaw Island and being able to view both a sunrise and sunset over the water.
258.  I Love You hand squeezes from my kids
259. Detroit Tigers
260. A Wool Pea Coat
261. Letting the person with 2 items go ahead of me in the grocery line
262. When the person with a full cart lets me and my 2 items go ahead of them in the grocery line
263. Spending less than I had planned on at the grocery store
264. Laughing so hard my face hurts
265. A good strong tissue alongside a good-heart deep crying jag
266. John Wayne Movies
267. Sleeping in
268. Breakfast in bed every Mothers Day (and some other days too!)
269. Children who sleep in and need to be woken up on Christmas Morning
270. My oldest daughter reading the Christmas Story before bed on Christmas Eve to the whole family
271. New pjs every Christmas Eve
272. My husband’s childhood tradition of an orange and new penny in the toe of every stocking
273. Our prelit artificial Christmas tree
274. Real Christian Christmas carols being played everywhere during the season!
275. Salvation Army Bell Ringers
276. Scrapbooking
277. Photography
278. A college education
279. Sunshine when it’s raining
280. A rainbow
281. A full double rainbow
282. The sound of a real German Cuckoo Clock
283. German chocolate brought to me at the hospital by a good friend after giving birth to #3
284. Cadbury mini eggs (ate a whole bag after giving birth to #2)
285. Steak and lobster
286. The memory of my Gramma Smith’s gold lamiae (sp?) outfit
287. Having just a little talk with Jesus to make it right
288. Good ol’ Southern Gospel
289. hammered dulcimers
290. Holding my newborn baby in my arms
291. The first time I nursed each child
292. The last time I nursed each child
293. That I could nurse!
294. Pippies in my daughters hair (our term for braids)
295. My oldest daughter’s beautiful red hair
296. Daughter #2’s blonde wavy hair
297. My son’s all business short little boy hair cut- oh, I just love rubbing his little head
297. A good back scratch
298. A massage
299. Tickling my 2 yr old
300. Having him tickle me